IBM dashDB for Analytics has been renamed to IBM Db2 Warehouse on
Cloud.

IBM dashDB Enterprise for Transactions has been renamed to IBM Db2
on Cloud.

IBM Db2 on Cloud makes it easier to create, scale, and
manage an SQL database in the cloud.

IBM now offers an even larger bare metal plan for enterprise
workloads. The new bare metal plan offers 1 TB of RAM and over 7 TB
of storage space.

The IBM Db2 SQL database engine is a fusion of technologies from
IBM Db2, IBM Netezza, and IBM Compose products. It is 100% compatible
with Db2 drivers, helping existing users to easily transition to the
cloud.

Getting started with Db2 on Cloud is easy. You can rapidly create
a Db2 on Cloud cloud database on
IBM Bluemix.

IBM provides free trials and by-the-day billing to make trying the
product simple.

IBM Db2 on Cloud is optimized for general purpose, transactional,
or web workloads.

IBM Db2 on Cloud now offers larger database workloads on IBM
Bluemix Dedicated private cloud infrastructure service. Previously
available for Db2 on Cloud on the Bluemix public cloud, this new IBM
Cloud Service enables sensitive industries using IBM's private cloud
service to leverage a simplified database solution that is fully
managed and designed for massive amounts of data.

IBM Db2 on Cloud is designed to provide private cloud clients with:

An easy, problem-free way to run Db2. No setup is required and
IBM handles maintenance and updates, such as backups and security.

Optimized storage capacity of up to 48 cores, 1 TB of RAM, and 11
TB of storage space

An easy-to-use web console for importing and running SQL and
administrating the system.

High availability plans that can minimize downtime. These plans
offer a 99.99% uptime Service Level Agreement and rolling updates for
security patches.

IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is a fully managed, enterprise-grade
cloud data warehouse service that enables true hybrid data
warehousing. To complement the existing SMP and MPP plans, a "Flex"
plan is available that offers the performance of MPP with greater
flexibility for consumption and deployment of storage and compute
resources.

The Flex plan packages three key capabilities: independent scaling
of storage and compute, self-service backup and restore, and
significant improvements in high availability (HA).

With the Flex plan, clients can fully customize their data
warehouse, with the option to increase compute cores during heavy
database use. Once the extra demand on the warehouse has subsided,
clients can scale back down to reduce their costs. In addition, the
Flex plan offers immediate storage expansion, so clients can start
with the initial storage they need and increase capacity with a few
clicks at a later date to accommodate data growth.

The new Flex plan also gives clients more control over their
database backups. With self-service backups, clients can keep up to
seven backups of their database. They can choose the time of day
their backups are taken, and restore from one of these backups
whenever they choose. Significant improvements in service
availability have also been made through the IBM Cloud Container
Service.

The BYOL options for IBM Db2 on Cloud and IBM Db2 Warehouse on
Cloud offerings provide you with access to selected Db2 on Cloud and
Db2 Warehouse on Cloud services at a reduced cost if you already hold
entitlements for Db2 Developer, Db2 Advanced Edition, and Db2
Workgroup Edition.

These BYOL products enable you to deploy your Db2 entitlements in
the cloud or in your data center as your business requires, providing
true hybrid capabilities for your DB2 entitlements.

Db2 on Cloud

Db2 on Cloud provides database as a service on the IBM Cloud. It
offers the rich features of an on-premises Db2 deployment without the
cost, complexity, and risk of managing your own infrastructure. Based
on Db2 software, it comes with a preconfigured instance that is
optimized for online transaction processing applications.

Key features and benefits of Db2 on Cloud include:

Accelerates and simplifies deployment, enabling you to take
advantage of Db2 without the need for an on-premises infrastructure

Offers optional high availability with a 99.99% uptime SLA

Provides Oracle database compatibility

Db2 Warehouse on Cloud

Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is the IBM data warehousing and analytics
service in the cloud. This innovation leverages IBM BLU Acceleration
and advanced, in-database, predictive analytics capabilities.

A fully managed service. By eliminating the need to maintain a
data warehousing infrastructure, Db2 Warehouse on Cloud enables you
to focus on your business, not the business of data warehousing. A
fully managed solution in the cloud, it provides users with the
capability to build more with rapid provisioning and no
infrastructure investment. Built-in performance, no tuning
requirements, and embedded simplicity give your organization the
potential to grow more, without the need to scale infrastructure and
staff. Also, database analytic capabilities help your organization
gain better insights into your business and data.

Robust partner ecosystem. Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is compatible
with advanced tooling such as IBM Watson Analytics, the R language,
and with a wide range of third-party business intelligence and
extract, transform, and load tools.

Quick access to your data and insights. Db2 Warehouse on Cloud is
designed to help you unlock the potential of your data by providing a
solution that delivers on the promise of speed, simplicity, and
agility, without sacrificing security and reliability.

Db2 joins Watson Analytics and DataWorks portfolio as a core part
of the IBM cloud-based analytics initiatives. DataWorks enables the
fluid data layer that allows data to move easily from one environment
to another (with built-in quality and cleansing), and Watson Analytics
provides the cognitive visualization of that data. Db2 is the high-
performance, analytically structured data store that enables high-
performance queries and analytics.

Db2 is part of the IBM Watson Foundations (also known as big data
platform). It complements technologies such as Db2 with BLU
Acceleration, the PureData System for Analytics (Netezza), Big
Insights (Hadoop), InfoSphere Streams, and other big data components.

Db2 provides a managed, cloud-based infrastructure for data
warehousing and analytics.
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IBM Db2 on Cloud offers a database as a service on IBM SoftLayer
global cloud infrastructure in IBM Bluemix. It offers the rich
features of an on-premises database deployment without the cost,
complexity, and risk of managing your own infrastructure.

A larger bare metal plan is released with 1 TB of RAM and over 7 TB
of disk storage space.

IBM Db2 on Cloud brings the following public cloud service benefits
to private cloud clients:

With infrastructure increasingly moving into the cloud, clients are
looking to create an SQL database that's cloud-friendly.

IBM Db2 on Cloud is a fully-managed, hassle-free cloud database
service. It's based on a fusion of the popular DB2 and Netezza
database engines.

You can rapidly deploy an encrypted, mirrored cloud SQL database in
just three clicks. No complex cloud configurations or desktop tools
are required to install or administer your database. The Db2 web
console includes an SQL editor and the core tools needed to get
started.

Clients can save an enormous amount of time and cost in setting up
and administering a database by using Db2 on Cloud instead.

Security and Compliance

IBM Db2 on Cloud provides both on-disk encryption (encryption "at
rest") and SSL encryption in transit. This is provided by default and
is automatically set up, out-of-the-box.

The service is ISO 27001 certified and is SOC2 type 1, type 2, and
type 3 certified.

IBM provides enterprise-grade reliability on the high-availability
plans for Db2 on Cloud. High-availability plans allow a secondary
server to take over operations should the primary Db2 server fail.
High-availability plans qualify for a 99.99% uptime SLA.

New "Flex" plan for IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud complements the SMP
and MPP plans that are currently offered.

The Flex plan allows for independent, on-demand scaling of compute
cores and storage capacity, giving clients greater control of
resource consumption and increased efficiency with their operational
expenses. This differs from the current SMP and MPP plans that do not
offer this flexibility, and offer only fixed configurations of
compute cores and storage capacity.

After selecting a base level of compute cores and storage
capacity, clients using the Flex plan have the ability to
independently adjust their compute cores and storage capacity in
predefined increments based on their own workload requirements.
Compute cores can be increased to support periods of peak demand, and
then scaled back to their previous state once demand has subsided.
Storage can also be increased on-demand to accommodate data growth.
Clients can choose whether to perform a scaling operation
immediately, or schedule a scaling operation to happen sometime in
the future if necessary.

In addition, the Flex plan offers greater control over database
backups. Up to seven daily backups are retained, and clients can
choose to restore from one of these backups whenever they desire.

The Flex plan is currently available in the IBM Cloud data center
in Dallas, with plans for expansion to other IBM Cloud data centers
in the coming year. New clients can select the base Flex plan
configurations and have their instance provisioned within an hour on
IBM Cloud. Clients with existing SMP or MPP plans can work with IBM
to provision an instance of a Flex plan and migrate to the new
instance at the client's requested time and date.
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Customer responsibilities

The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and
implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and
appropriate controls in application systems and communication
facilities.
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